mutineeringn.
/ˌmjuːtᵻˈnɪərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌmjutnˈɪrɪŋ/ Now rare.
The action of mutineer v.; mutiny.
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society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > mutiny > [noun]
mutining1555
mutinery1563
mutiny1579
mutineering1684
mutinyinga1716
1684 J. Lauder Hist. Notices (1848) 561 A souldier..is shot..for..giving a blow to his serjeant. This is strict military discipline against mutineering.
1856 T. De Quincey Confessions Eng. Opium-eater (rev. ed.) in Select. Grave & Gay V. 9 Through the gloomy vigils of his prison, you hear muttered growls of impotent mutineering.
1878 W. C. Russell Wreck of Grosvenor (ed. 2) III. 11 ‘That's it, sir,’ exclaimed Cornish. ‘I reckon there's little enough mutineering among 'em now Stevens is gone.’
1889 W. C. Russell Marooned II. iii. 70 We don't mean to be laid hold of, and charged with mutineering.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
mutineeringadj.
/ˌmjuːtᵻˈnɪərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌmjutnˈɪrɪŋ/ That mutinies; that takes part in a mutiny.
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society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > mutiny > [adjective] > mutinying
mutining1577
mutinying1647
mutineering1709
1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 60. ⁋9 To quell mutineering Captains.
1838 J. M. Morton Chaos is come Again ii. 13 I'll bring the whole battery of my fury into play, and blow the mutineering rascal out of the water.
1963 Internat. Organization 17 331 ONUC itself had no powers to arrest or even disarm the mutineering elements of the Force Publique.
2000 Guardian 14 Dec. ii. 10/2 She argues that the revolution was every bit as chaotic as she portrays it: the mutineering soldiers really didn't know whether to stop their tanks at the traffic lights; [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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